I screwed up royally on this one

Ordinary Jack
by Helen Cresswell

I don’t know how this book got on my must-read list, why it stayed on there, and why I decided it was important enough to buy a used copy through Amazon’s booksellers.  I can only hope my 1-cent purchase benefited some charity.

I’m sure it had its place, its time and its audience, long ago.  It might have been one of those “reluctant reader” books that librarians love to recommend.  Let me just say that there are many kids’ books that survive the test of time.  Or will survive, like Saffy’s Angel.  Probably not this one.



Sorry to be so negative.  I'm a grownup and had no business reading it anyway.